Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Facebook Fact-checks Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity." Brandon Tatum stated on April 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nike and Lil Nas X are launching “demonic shoes” containing human blood. Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” Viral image stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000. Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A Miracle! Only 23 Americans Tested Positive for Flu Last Week Compared to 14,657 Cases Reported Last Year at Same Time.” Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Go to antifa.com and it takes you to Biden’s White House! … Just a slap in the face.” Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in an image: "By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.” Viral image stated on January 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Dems Pass Bill to Vaccinate Children Without Parental Knowledge, Consent.” Facebook posts stated on December 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused four of the eight “deadliest days in American history.” Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: "World renowned experts" declare that we should “live normally, practice simple hygiene,” stay home when sick and use protective measures only with “the most vulnerable populations.” Viral image stated on October 23, 2020 in an image on Facebook: A photo shows Barack Obama in front of “cages” built during his administration to hold migrants. Facebook posts stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Joe & Jill Biden’s income went from $396,456 in 2016, to $16,596,979 in 2017-2019. Anyone else want to know where that money is coming from?” Instagram posts stated on October 19, 2020 in an Instagram post: “15 days left to vote BUT if you are voting by mail, you need to vote TODAY. USPS says it needs a 14 day roundtrip to be counted on election day.” Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face. Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Amy Coney Barrett said "calling a Black employee the N-word does not make for a hostile work environment." Viral image stated on October 1, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Image quotes Sen. Ted Cruz as saying, “In the last election, 54 million evangelical Christians stayed home. If Christians will simply show up and vote our values, we’ll turn this country around.” Viral image stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: An appellate court found Kamala Harris and police “took part in framing and prosecuting a man” for a murder he didn’t commit, paying a key witness $60,000 in relocation benefits for testifying against him. Viral image stated on October 2, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “The leader of Proud Boys is the Florida state director of Latinos for Trump.” Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2020 in a text post: Says Joe Biden “wants American farmers to put their farmland into Gvt ‘land banks.’ Gvt would then tell farmers what ‘sustainable’ plants they could grow.” Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a text post: Says Joe Biden “made it clear..No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!! Wake Up WV, PA,OH, KY” Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Joe Biden “disrespects servicemen” in telling them to “clap for that you stupid bastards.” Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions unnecessary, rather than the Republican Party’s approach of making the procedure illegal. Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2020 in an image: Quotes Sen. Mitt Romney as saying: “The Merrick Garland decision wasn’t unfair & the notion that someone has to pay the price to make up for it is wrong.” Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This is what Kamala Harris thinks about young Americans … ‘They are stupid!’” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security” and in 1993, Biden “was the deciding vote in raising the percentage taxed on Social Security from 50% to 85%.” Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you go to Antifa.com, it takes you directly to Joe Biden’s webpage...what’s that tell ya…try it yourself.” Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Two mail in ballots in PA (were) sent to the same person with their names on both a week and a half apart.” Viral image stated on August 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.”
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity." Brandon Tatum stated on April 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.” Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nike and Lil Nas X are launching “demonic shoes” containing human blood. Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.” Viral image stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000. Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A Miracle! Only 23 Americans Tested Positive for Flu Last Week Compared to 14,657 Cases Reported Last Year at Same Time.” Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Go to antifa.com and it takes you to Biden’s White House! … Just a slap in the face.” Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in an image: "By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.” Viral image stated on January 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Dems Pass Bill to Vaccinate Children Without Parental Knowledge, Consent.” Facebook posts stated on December 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused four of the eight “deadliest days in American history.” Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: "World renowned experts" declare that we should “live normally, practice simple hygiene,” stay home when sick and use protective measures only with “the most vulnerable populations.” Viral image stated on October 23, 2020 in an image on Facebook: A photo shows Barack Obama in front of “cages” built during his administration to hold migrants. Facebook posts stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Joe & Jill Biden’s income went from $396,456 in 2016, to $16,596,979 in 2017-2019. Anyone else want to know where that money is coming from?” Instagram posts stated on October 19, 2020 in an Instagram post: “15 days left to vote BUT if you are voting by mail, you need to vote TODAY. USPS says it needs a 14 day roundtrip to be counted on election day.” Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face. Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Amy Coney Barrett said "calling a Black employee the N-word does not make for a hostile work environment." Viral image stated on October 1, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Image quotes Sen. Ted Cruz as saying, “In the last election, 54 million evangelical Christians stayed home. If Christians will simply show up and vote our values, we’ll turn this country around.” Viral image stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: An appellate court found Kamala Harris and police “took part in framing and prosecuting a man” for a murder he didn’t commit, paying a key witness $60,000 in relocation benefits for testifying against him. Viral image stated on October 2, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “The leader of Proud Boys is the Florida state director of Latinos for Trump.” Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2020 in a text post: Says Joe Biden “wants American farmers to put their farmland into Gvt ‘land banks.’ Gvt would then tell farmers what ‘sustainable’ plants they could grow.” Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a text post: Says Joe Biden “made it clear..No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!! Wake Up WV, PA,OH, KY” Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Joe Biden “disrespects servicemen” in telling them to “clap for that you stupid bastards.” Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions unnecessary, rather than the Republican Party’s approach of making the procedure illegal. Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2020 in an image: Quotes Sen. Mitt Romney as saying: “The Merrick Garland decision wasn’t unfair & the notion that someone has to pay the price to make up for it is wrong.” Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This is what Kamala Harris thinks about young Americans … ‘They are stupid!’” Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security” and in 1993, Biden “was the deciding vote in raising the percentage taxed on Social Security from 50% to 85%.” Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you go to Antifa.com, it takes you directly to Joe Biden’s webpage...what’s that tell ya…try it yourself.” Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Two mail in ballots in PA (were) sent to the same person with their names on both a week and a half apart.” Viral image stated on August 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.”
Facebook posts stated on April 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Kids in cages" in border facilities are "at 700% capacity."
Brandon Tatum stated on April 5, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.”
Facebook posts stated on April 6, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.”
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2021 in Facebook posts: Nike and Lil Nas X are launching “demonic shoes” containing human blood.
Viral image stated on March 22, 2021 in an Instagram post: “Last week, the Colorado Supreme Court declared that Boulder’s AR-15 ban was unconstitutional. Today, there was a mass shooting in Boulder.”
Viral image stated on February 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: A Texas energy company billed a customer more than $200,000.
Facebook posts stated on January 31, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A Miracle! Only 23 Americans Tested Positive for Flu Last Week Compared to 14,657 Cases Reported Last Year at Same Time.”
Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Go to antifa.com and it takes you to Biden’s White House! … Just a slap in the face.”
Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in an image: "By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.”
Viral image stated on January 3, 2021 in a Facebook post: “Dems Pass Bill to Vaccinate Children Without Parental Knowledge, Consent.”
Facebook posts stated on December 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused four of the eight “deadliest days in American history.”
Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2020 in a Facebook post: "World renowned experts" declare that we should “live normally, practice simple hygiene,” stay home when sick and use protective measures only with “the most vulnerable populations.”
Viral image stated on October 23, 2020 in an image on Facebook: A photo shows Barack Obama in front of “cages” built during his administration to hold migrants.
Facebook posts stated on October 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says “Joe & Jill Biden’s income went from $396,456 in 2016, to $16,596,979 in 2017-2019. Anyone else want to know where that money is coming from?”
Instagram posts stated on October 19, 2020 in an Instagram post: “15 days left to vote BUT if you are voting by mail, you need to vote TODAY. USPS says it needs a 14 day roundtrip to be counted on election day.”
Facebook posts stated on October 12, 2020 in a post: Says Joe Biden told a factory worker, “I don’t work for you!” while pointing a finger in the worker’s face.
Facebook posts stated on October 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Amy Coney Barrett said "calling a Black employee the N-word does not make for a hostile work environment."
Viral image stated on October 1, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Image quotes Sen. Ted Cruz as saying, “In the last election, 54 million evangelical Christians stayed home. If Christians will simply show up and vote our values, we’ll turn this country around.”
Viral image stated on October 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: An appellate court found Kamala Harris and police “took part in framing and prosecuting a man” for a murder he didn’t commit, paying a key witness $60,000 in relocation benefits for testifying against him.
Viral image stated on October 2, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “The leader of Proud Boys is the Florida state director of Latinos for Trump.”
Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2020 in a text post: Says Joe Biden “wants American farmers to put their farmland into Gvt ‘land banks.’ Gvt would then tell farmers what ‘sustainable’ plants they could grow.”
Facebook posts stated on September 29, 2020 in a text post: Says Joe Biden “made it clear..No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!! Wake Up WV, PA,OH, KY”
Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2020 in an Instagram post: Says Joe Biden “disrespects servicemen” in telling them to “clap for that you stupid bastards.”
Facebook posts stated on September 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: A graphic on U.S. abortion rates shows larger declines during recent Democratic presidential administrations, and says its due to the party’s approach of making abortions unnecessary, rather than the Republican Party’s approach of making the procedure illegal.
Instagram posts stated on September 22, 2020 in an image: Quotes Sen. Mitt Romney as saying: “The Merrick Garland decision wasn’t unfair & the notion that someone has to pay the price to make up for it is wrong.”
Facebook posts stated on September 10, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This is what Kamala Harris thinks about young Americans … ‘They are stupid!’”
Facebook posts stated on September 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security” and in 1993, Biden “was the deciding vote in raising the percentage taxed on Social Security from 50% to 85%.”
Facebook posts stated on August 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you go to Antifa.com, it takes you directly to Joe Biden’s webpage...what’s that tell ya…try it yourself.”
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Two mail in ballots in PA (were) sent to the same person with their names on both a week and a half apart.”
Viral image stated on August 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “This USPS employee was caught taking down Trump signs. These people are also responsible for the mail in ballots they are pushing so hard.”
